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Generally favorable reviews- based on 472 Ratings
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Positive: 368 out of 472
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Mixed: 47 out of 472
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Negative: 57 out of 472
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CaseyS.Dec 4, 2007This has to be one of the cheesiest records the genre has ever produced. There's not one hint of restraint or taste throughout. Not to mention it sounds like it was composed in 5 days and mixed for 5 months. Way overhyped.
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AlexanderSDec 4, 2007A wonderful album!
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MaxM.Dec 3, 2007"best electronic album of 2007"?! HAHA! please. Radiohead: In Rainbows best by far. Give me a ring when a new electronic band comes up that's better than radiohead. Until then, don't bother me with this bullshit.
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RodM.Dec 3, 2007fantastic!
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MaxB.Dec 2, 2007I wasn't as moved as the critics apparently. Just sounded uninteresting, too scattered.
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IainMDec 2, 2007A great second album. atmospheric and moody. very evocative of modern day London.
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JustinMDec 1, 2007Gorgeously nuanced dubstep. Strong contender for the best electronic record of 2007.
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MycroftW.Dec 1, 2007This is one bloody spooky dance record.
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JKDec 1, 2007The content is at odds with the style. Dance beats, depressing? Throws in everything, kitchen sink included, as far as samples are concerned which hurts cohesion and focus. It is listenable, but pointless, as the ambiance is easily the focus here, over anything resembling songwriting, which to many people is ideal, I'm sure.
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BobH.Nov 30, 2007This is the best album of 2007. The track 'Shell Of Light' is just incredible. Nothing, I repeat NOTHING even comes anywhere near the excellence of this album for 2007. Just brilliant.
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JayNov 30, 2007After a couple of listens I can understand the attraction. We've been waiting for something this fantastic, but, I felt some repetition in some of the layout of the songs and wanted a different slant towards the end, I WANTED MORE. A few more listens I may feel different and see the simplicity in his follow through.
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PeterNov 30, 2007This album deserves the hype. One of the best electronic albums I've ever heard.
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CharlesNov 30, 2007Album of the year, by far. I'm thinking I'll consider it one of the tops of the decade in a few years time. I can't remember the last time I was so obsessed and excited by an album. Awesome and beautiful.
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MacP.Nov 30, 2007Great album! It bears the sounds of the 21th century
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HarryH.Nov 29, 2007Cool and sad. Brand new and retro. Hard edged and gentle. Wonderful music.
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ErikH.Nov 29, 2007Far from the best album of the year, but still a very good dubstep album.
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ElliottM.Nov 29, 2007A haunting, beautiful record and a standout of the genre. Surely one of the year's very best.
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DanS.Nov 29, 2007Stunning! I like it even better than the self-titled album.
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JohnJ.Nov 29, 2007Best album of the year!
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Awards & Rankings
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Burial has concocted a noir-ish sound that’s as powerful as it is atmospheric.
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What gives this album more depth is the focus, the rolling symmetry and cinema.
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That emptiness tempts a listener in, and puts you in its place--you, in a sense, step into the record’s point of view. This invitation to intimacy is a powerful move that most club music is simply incapable of.